@omarsar0: I keep saying that the token efficiency on these models are underestimated. Be more ambitious with these models. Try di…
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Omar argues that token efficiency in AI models is underestimated and cites Artificial Analysis reporting DeepSeek completing benchmark tasks at 105x lower cost than Fable.
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I keep saying that the token efficiency on these models are underestimated. Be more ambitious with these models. Try different harnesses.
Intelligence too cheap to meter is here!
Cline (@cline): While DeepSeek V4-Flash is significantly cheaper on price per token, this can be misleading if the overall cost per task ends up being higher due to more turns being made.
However, @ArtificialAnlys reports DeepSeek completing the same benchmark tasks as Fable at 105x lower cost.
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